Which of my artwork do you like most?
Building a portfolio!

I realize this isn't super amazing work you'd usually see in a portfolio, but it's only to get into a tafe course for a graphic diploma, and I'd like feedback Whether negative or positive, all welcome! Thanks for your time guys!

How many can you include? To get into a program you need to show breadth. Not just that you can excel in one genre. Yes they do look a bit unpolished (or amaturish as some boor here put it) but that is why you are applying to a program. I Think you should pick one or two in each tyle and include them. I like the Pasadena becuase it shows a graphic art strength but it looks rather commercial. The landscapes are your strength so include them and then the last one to show a diversity.

Don't listen to the dickheads above, there is nothing amateurish about your photos. That's like calling Andy Warhol's art amateurish. They look great and far surpass some of the garbage ad companies come up with.

I'd say the Target print and the one of the alleyway with the building are your best bets. They look the most professional and commercially viable. While the others are cool and show some great Photoshop skills your design is better on the others. Nice work.

What program are you trying to get into + what does that school/group/etc usually focus on? If you're building a portfolio to get into a school you should have

A) An artist statement of some sort (Unless you're purely commercial, in which case i have no idea, sorry, Fine Arts major here )

B) Work that follows suit in your statement above AND reflects on you as an individual. Prove your passion and show your thought processes!

C) Show some 'sketch work' too - it's a really good idea to show how you come to your work. If you just kinda fuck around with photoshop/illustrator until something looks nice - you've got some work to do.

D) I don't see any kind of theme in your work - it's very all over the place and there's nothing tying it together.

E) Many places will just glance at a photo/slide/etc for about 2-3 seconds then move to the next one (unless you have a personal interview). Make sure you pick photos that REALLY stand out and are GOOD QUALITY.

Squintz saidThe target one is the only one I see that's viable, but that one has way too many targets.

Everything else LOOKS like it was photo shopped, and that's not appealing to me. I like natural shots that take into account creative twists on the subjects... but that's just me.

Agreed. This is the only real composition of the bunch. The rest look like someone just playing around with the filters/color saturation/opacities in PS. This one is well done, with enough textural interest to offer a subtle complexity while the colors and the overall artistic style serves to pull it all together.